Canaan Baptist Church

Landmarks Illinois provides grant funding to preservation projects at landmark churches on Chicago's South Side

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Organization, Architecture, Timuel Black, Solon, History, Culture, Canaan Baptist Church, List of Chicago Landmarks

CHICAGO, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Landmarks Illinois has awarded three grants through the Timuel D. Black, Jr. Grant Fund for Chicago's South Side to preservation projects at historic places of worship in the Bronzeville and Englewood neighborhoods.

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  • CHICAGO, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Landmarks Illinois has awarded three grants through the Timuel D. Black, Jr. Grant Fund for Chicago's South Side to preservation projects at historic places of worship in the Bronzeville and Englewood neighborhoods.
  • Canaan Baptist Church, Englewood - $2,500 matching grant to restore the front doors of the Solon S. Beman-designed church, a Chicago Landmark, built in 1905.
  • Grants through the Landmarks Illinois Timuel D. Black, Jr. Grant Fund for Chicago's South Side range from $500 - $2,500 each, depending on need, and require a one-to-one match.
  • Visit our website to view complete grant guidelines and to submit a grant application.

Texas City Threatens to Take Property from Church

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Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Bessemer, Alabama, Canaan Baptist Church, National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Alabama, Property, Baptists, Articles, Academic disciplines

Canaan Baptist Church believes that God gave the Church this property to fulfill its religious mission to minister to and serve the local community, said Keisha Russell, Counsel for First Liberty Institute.

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  • Canaan Baptist Church believes that God gave the Church this property to fulfill its religious mission to minister to and serve the local community, said Keisha Russell, Counsel for First Liberty Institute.
  • The City cannot interfere with the Churchs religious exercise by taking the Churchs property when the City has many other options.
  • The City is seeking to acquire the property to build a fire station, public safety facility and/or other related improvements.
  • If the Property were seized, Canaan Baptists ongoing ministry and other religious activities on its consecrated Property would immediately halt.